2002 Real Choice for Systems Change Grants

COLORADO

Grant Information

Name of Grantee
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Title of Grant
Systems Change for Real Choices
Type of Grant
Real Choice Systems Change
Amount of Grant
$1,120,147
Year Original Funding Received
2002

Contact Information

Bill West, Project Director
303–866–2735
William.west@state.co.us

Merrell Aspin, Project, Administrator
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203–1818
303–866–5309
merrell.aspin@state.co.us


Subcontractor(s)

The Center for Research Strategies, LLC
225 E 16th Avenue, Suite 1150
Denver, CO 80203
Kaia Gallagher, Ph.D.
303–860–1705

Target Population(s)

Persons of all ages with a disability or long-term illness.

Goals

Activities

Abstract

Colorado's overall objective is to improve and expand sustainable community-based support services to allow children and adults of any age who have a disability or long-term illness to live in the most integrated setting appropriate to their individual needs. In order to meet this goal effectively, Colorado will work in partnership with a consumer task force consisting of a diverse group of consumers, advocates, and service providers to implement all activities. The consumer task force will provide advice to agency staff and subcontractors on all project goals through monthly meetings of the full task force or meetings of one of four subgroups related to the four major goals of the project. We anticipate that the research and policy recommendations that follow from the project activities will build upon past and current efforts by the state to improve and expand community-based services and will inform future efforts by the state to meet this goal.